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 56STAT.] ARGENTINA- RECIPROCAL TRADE-OCT. 14, 1941 TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC The President of the United States of America and the Vice President of the Argentine Nation in the exercise of the Executive Power, being desirous of strength- ening the traditional bonds of friendship existing between the two countries through the mainte- nance of the principle of equal treatment in its unconditional and unlimited form as the basis of commercial relations and through the granting of mutual and recip- rocal concessions for the promo- tion of trade, have resolved to conclude a Trade Agreement so providing and have appointed for this purpose as their Plenipoten- tiaries: The President of the United States of America: Norman Armour, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotenti- ary of the United States of Amer- ica to the Argentine Republic; and The Vice President of the Ar- gentine Nation in the exercise of the Executive Power: His Excellency Seiior doctor don Enrique Ruiz-Guifiazd, Min- ister of Foreign Affairs and Wor- ship; Who, after having exchanged their full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following provisions: ARTICLE I 1. The United States of America and the Argentine Republic will grant each other unconditional and unrestricted most-favored-nation treatment in all matters concern- ing customs duties and subsidiary CONVENIO COMERCIAL ENTRE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA Y LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA El Presidente de los Estados Unidos de America y el Vicepresi- dente de la Naci6n Argentina en ejercicio del Poder Ejecutivo, de- seosos de fortalecer los tradiciona- les vinculos de amistad que exis- ten entre los dos paises mediante el mantenimiento del principio de igual tratamiento en su forma in- condicional e ilimitada como base de las relaciones comerciales y mediante el otorgamiento de con- cesiones mutuas y reciprocas para el fomento del comercio, han re- suelto celebrar un convenio comer- cial que asi lo establezca y, a tal efecto, han designado sus Pleni- potenciarios, a saber: El Presidente de los Estados Unidos de America: al sefior Norman Armour, Em- bajador Extraordinario y Pleni- potenciario de los Estados Unidos de America en la Repdblica Ar- gentina; y El Vicepresidente de la Naci6n Argentina en ejercicio del Poder Ejecutivo: a Su Excelencia el sefior doctor don Enrique Ruiz-Guifiazi, Minis- tro Secretario en el Departamento de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto; Quienes, despues de haber can- jeado sus plenos poderes, hallados en buena y debida forma, han convenido en las disposiciones siguientes: ARTICULO I 1. Los Estados Unidos de Ame- rica y la Repiblica Argentina se concederan mutuamente el tra- tamiento incondicional e ilimitado de la naci6n mas favorecida en todas las cuestiones relativas a Purposes declared. Plenipotentiaries. AIost-favored-nation treatment. 1687

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